It is that time of the year. It is July 7, yet another birthday for India’s most loved cricketer MS Dhoni. With this birthday, Dhoni turns 36 and our statistician Abhishek Kumar present some mind-boggling statistics about him from his illustrious career.

1 — Dhoni is the only Indian till date to be dismissed run out for golden duck on ODI debut. A total of 10 players have achieved this feat in ODIs. Dhoni was the first to fall under this unwanted list in this century. After Dhoni, two more cricketers got this record to their name — Sharafuddin Ashraf (Afghanistan) and Rilee Rossouw (South Africa). Before Dhoni, players to achieve this record are Gavin Rennie (Zimbabwe), Chamara Dunusinghe (Sri Lanka), Ian Healy (Australia), Peter May (Australia), Paul Allott (England), Ijaz Faqih (Pakistan) and Brian Close (England).

3 sixes hit by Hardik Pandya, the most by an Indian on Test debut. Previous best was 2, jointly held by Balwinder Sandhu, Vijay Yadav, Suresh Raina and Shikhar Dhawan.

102.04 strike-rate of Pandya’s innings of 49-ball 50. This is the 2nd best strike-rate among Indian on debut Test innings with 50-run cut-off after Dhawan’s 174-ball 184 (107.47). Overall, Pandya stands at 5th in the list.

6 Indian batsmen to have scored in excess of 50 on their debut Test at number 8 or below before Pandya. He becomes 7th in the list after Amar Singh, Dattu Phadkar, Coimbatarao Gopinath, Deepak Shodhan, Sandhu and Stuart Binny.

7.29 scoring rate of 62-run partnership for 9th wicket between Pandya and Mohammed Shami. This is the best scoring rate for 9th wicket stand by an Indian pair with 50-run cut-off. Overall, this is the 7th best.

6-wicket haul for Sri Lankan pacer Nuwan Pradeep for the first time in Tests. Previously, he had taken 6 four-wicket haul in Tests. He became the 2nd Lankan pacer to claim a 6-wicket haul against India after Rumesh Ratnayake in 1985.

The first Test of the three-match series between Sri Lanka and India will be played at Galle International Stadium. This is India’s second tour of Sri Lanka for a Test series after 2015. India are currently top side in ICC Test rankings and would look to maintain it by winning another series in Sri Lanka. Ahead of the first Test of the series, here are some interesting numbers to look out for.

1 win for India at Galle International Stadium in four Tests. Their only win at Galle came in 2008, courtesy Virender Sehwag’s double ton in first innings, while their defeats came in 2001, 2010 and 2015.

17 wins for Sri Lanka at Galle in Tests from 29 Tests. This is the 2nd most successful venue for Sri Lanka in Tests after SSC Colombo, where they have won 19 out of 40 Tests. Moreover, their win percentage of 58.62% is the best across all venues with 5-Test cut-off.

The 11th edition of ICC Women’s World Cup won by England Women’s beating India Women’s by 9-run margin in a nail-bitting final at the iconic Lord’s. England pacer Anya Shrubsole’s 6 for 46 ripped India’s middle-order and ensured England’s 4th title of the tournament. Post this historic win, here are some interesting statistics to look for.
6-46: Anya Shrubsole’s 6-46 is now the best bowling figure by any cricketer across gender in a World Cup final. Only two men cricketer to have scalped 5-wicket haul in World Cup finals before Shrubsole — Gary Gilmour (5-48) against West Indies in 1975 and Joel Garner (5-38) against England in 1979. No other woman cricketer has ever scalped even 5-wicket haul in a World Cup final.

The 11th edition of ICC Women’s World Cup 2017 has reached its pinnacle now with final to be played between England and India at Lord’s Cricket Ground. India will play final for the second time in the history of World Cup, while this will be the 5th for England. Ahead of this final encounter, here are some interesting numbers which give a reflection of which side looks better for the ultimate contest.

1 number of appearance in Women’s World Cup final for India before this. Their only previous final appearance happened in 2005 edition, which they lost to Australia by 98 runs at Centurion.

4 times England have made it to Women’s World Cup final before this edition. They reached finals in 1982, 1988, 1993 and 2009. However, they lost the first two finals and won the next two. Interestingly, there was no final in first two editions of Women’s World Cup in 1973 and 1978. However, they ended up lifting trophy thrice and it is because the first two edition had no final. England was the winner of first Women’s World Cup in 1973.

The 11th edition of ICC Women’s World Cup has finally reached its pinnacle with India and England to play the final at the iconic Lord’s Cricket Ground. It is a well-known fact that Australia are the most successful team in the tournament’s history with 6 titles. There are some more interesting facts which are barely known among cricket fans about Women’s World Cup history. Let us have a look at some of those facts.

1. Women were the first to be the part of a cricket World Cup tournament. The first ever World Cup tournament across gender played in 1973, held two years before first ODI World Cup for men in 1975. The tournament was hosted and won by England.

On July 22, 2010, Muttiah Muralitharan represented Sri Lanka for the last time in white jersey in the longest and oldest format of the game. The Sri Lankan legend, who made his debut back in 1992 had an interesting yet fairytale ending to his Test career. When he announced his retirement from Tests cricket, just before the first Test of his final series, which was played against India at Galle International Cricket Stadium, he had 792 wickets. It almost seemed that Muralitharan might not touch the 800-wicket mark in Test but he somehow did it and in style.

With 8 wickets away from the milestone mark, Muralitharan scalped his 67th five-wicket haul in Tests in India’s first innings and inched to 797. He began his final Test too in style by getting the wicket of legendary Sachin Tendulkar as his first of that match.

India thrashed Australia in the cracker semi-final of ICC Women’s World Cup 2017 at County Ground, Derby. Banking on Harmanpreet Kaur’s powerpacked knock of 171 not out, India post a strong total and defeat Australia by 36 runs. With this win, India will face England in the final at the iconic Lord’s. There were plenty of records broken and made during this ODI. Let us have a look at some of those.

5th consecutive win for India at County Ground, Derby. All 5 wins came in this World Cup. From 6 ODIs at this venue, India lost only once. India’s win/loss ratio of 5 at this ground is the best for them across all grounds with at-least one defeat.

The 2nd semi-final between India and Australia will be played at County Ground, Derby. This will be the 4th semi-final apperance for India, the joint-most for any team in the tournament’s history along with Australia. India reached semi-finals in 1997, 2000 and 2005 edition of the tournament. England have already qualified for final by beating South Africa in 1st semi-final. Ahead of this crucial clash between India and Australia, here are some interesting numbers to look out for.

1 clash between India and Australia in a World Cup semi-final. Their only encounter happened in 1997, which India lost by 19 runs while chasing 124 in 30-over match.

3 semi-final appearances for India in World Cups — 1997, 2000 and 2005. They lost in 1997 and 2000 to Australia and New Zealand. In 2005, they registered their only semi-final win by beating New Zealand by 40 runs while defending 204. Interestingly, Australia also made thier three semi-final apperances in the same edition in which India did. However, they won all three time.

After losing ODI series to Zimbabwe, Sri Lanka bounced back in the only Test at Colombo. Despite losing lead to Zimbabwe in first innings, Sri Lanka end up chasing a record total of 391 at home. With this record breaking Test, here are some interesting statistics from this contest.

391 runs scored by Sri Lanka while chasing against Zimbabwe in this Test. This is the highest successful chase in Asia. Previous best was 387 by India against England in 2008-09. This is also the 2nd highest successful chase by any side at home after West Indies’ 418 against Australia in 2003.

689 balls bowled by Zimbabwe in 4th innings of this Test, the most by any team in Sri Lanka on a losing cause. Previous best was 683 balls, which was also bowled by Zimbabwe in 1997-98.

India thrashed New Zealand by a huge margin of 186 runs in the must win clash of ICC Women’s World Cup 2017 and qualified for the semi-final. The foundation of victory laid by skipper Mithali Raj’s brilliant ton, followed by Harmanpreet Kaur’s 60-run knock and Veda Krishnamurthy’s blazing innings of 45-ball 70. After a job well done by Indian batters, left-arm spinner Rajeshwari Gayakwad ran through New Zealand batting line-up with her excellent spell of 5-15 as the White Ferns were bowled out for mere 79. From this big win by India, let us take a look at some interesting record made by India.

4th instance of India Women qualifying for semi-final of a World Cup, the joint-most for any team in the tournament’s history along with Australia. India reached semi-finals in 1997, 2000 and 2005 edition of the tournament.

186 run-margin win for India against New Zealand in this match. This is the highest margin victory for India in any World Cup match. This is also the 4th biggest win by any team in the tournament’s history. Their previous biggest margin win in the tournament was by 154 runs against Netherlands in 2000. Overall, this is their 4th biggest margin win in WODIs.

The 27th match of ICC Women’s World Cup 2017 will be played between India and New Zealand at County Ground, Derby. This will be their 45th encounter in ODIs and 12th in World Cup. India have won 4 out of 6, while New Zealand have won only 3 out of 6 in the ongoing tournament. This is a must win match for New Zealand. Ahead of this crucial encounter, here are some interesting numbers.

1 win for India against New Zealand in World Cup out of 11 encounters. New Zealand have won 9 as one was tied. New Zealand’s 9 win against India is the most by them against any team in World Cup. India’s only win came in 2005 edition of Women’s World Cup. Since then, this will be their 2nd clash in a World Cup tournament.

The 23rd match of ICC Women’s World Cup 2017 will be played between India and Australia at Bristol. This will be the 6th match for both the teams in this tournament. Both have same number of wins — 4 and defeats — 1 in this tournament. Ahead of this crucial contest, let us have a look at interesting numbers of both the teams.

2 wins for India against Australia in World Cup out of 10 encounters. Australia have won rest of the 8. India’s only 2 wins came in 2009 edition of Women’s World Cup. Since then, this will be their first clash in a World Cup tournament.

33 wins for Australia against India in ODIs out of 41, their 3rd most victories against any opponent after New Zealand (90) and England (47). This is also the 2nd most wins by a team against India after England (34).

The 5-match ODI series between Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe ended in a fairy tale manner. Zimbabwe, who came to Sri Lanka for a bilateral ODI series for the first time since 1998, emerged victorious. With this series win, plenty of records were broken and created. Here are some interesting stats.

1st bilateral ODI series win for Zimbabwe against Sri Lanka. Their last ODI series win was against Ireland in 2015-16 at home. While their last overseas ODI series came against Kenya in 2008-09.

2001-02 was the last time when Zimbabwe won a overseas bilateral series win against a Test playing nation. That win came against Bangladesh.

4th team — Zimbabwe — to beat Sri Lanka at their home in an ODI series under Angelo Mathews’ captaincy after Australia, India, Pakistan and South Africa.

7th team — Sri Lanka — to lose an ODI series against Zimbabwe after India, England, Bangladesh, Kenya, Ireland and New Zealand.

1st instance of Zimbabwe winning 3 ODIs in an overseas bilateral series against a Test playing nation since 2001-02. Their last such win in 2001-02 came against Bangladesh.

As expected, West Indies emerged victorious in the only T20I against India at Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica. West Indies have once again proved that T20Is is their territory and it is very difficult to defeat team in this format of the game. With their another massive win, set by opener Evin Lewis’ brilliant ton, here are some interesting statistical highlights to check out.

3 — This was West Indies’ 3rd win while chasing in excess of 190, the joint-most by any team along with India. 2 out 3 such successful chases of 190 or above by West Indies came against India.

After losing the ODI series by 3-1, West Indies will take on India for the last time in one-off T20I clash at Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica. As they have already lost the ODI series, the Caribbeans will look to end this India tour of West Indies on a positive note. On the other hand, India will look to continue their winning momentum and aim for another victory. Ahead of this encounter, here are some interesting numbers to look for.

7 encounters between India and West Indies in T20Is. It is that format where West Indies dominates India by winning 4 out of 7 clashes and losing only 2 as one ended without any result.

2 times India have played against West Indies in the Caribbean. Theri first clash in West Indies happened during World T20 2010, where India lost by 14 runs at Bridgetown. While the 2nd match between them happened in 2011, which India won by 16 runs at Port of Spain.

Virat Kohli’s another brilliant ton while chasing provides India a comprehensive win over West Indies in the 5th ODI at Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica. With this win, India also seals the series by 3-1

18 — Kohli scored 18th century in ODIs while chasing, the most by any batsmen. He went past Sachin Tendulkar’s tally of 17 centuries in chase.

9 — This was Kohli’s 9th unbeaten century while chasing, the most by any batsmen. Once again, he broke Tendulkar’s (8) record of most unbeaten centuries in chases.

The first Test of Basil D’Oliveira Trophy between England and South Africa will be played at iconic Lord’s. South Africa who recently beat New Zealand in New Zealand and whitewashed Sri Lanka at home, looks confident side. However, South Africa will take field without couple of big players — AB de Villiers and Faf du Plessis. On the other side, England’s last series was agaisnt India, which they badly lost by 4-0. The interesting part of this Test is that both the team’s captain — Dean Elgar of South Africa and Joe Root of England, will lead their respective side’s for the fist time. Ahead of this 1st contest of the series, let us take a look at some interesting numbers.

984 — This will be 984th Test for England, 507th in England, 412th for South Africa, 134th at Lord’s and 68th between England and South Africa.

The 5th and final ODI of the series between India and West Indies will be played at Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica. After winning the last ODI, host West Indies must be boosted with confidence, however they need to win the final clash to avert the series defeat. On the other hand, India are leading the series by 2-1 and need to win the final ODI to claim the series. Ahead of this final encounter, here are some interesting numbers to look for.

0 instance of drawn bilateral ODI series between India and West Indies. If West Indies managed to win the 5th ODI, then this will be the 1st instance of a drawn bilateral ODI series between India and West Indies. So far, there has been 17 bilateral ODI series has happened between these two teams (excluding the ongoing one) and none has ended with drawn result. Out of 17, India have 9 and West Indies 8.

The 14th match of ICC Women’s World Cup 2017 will be played between neighboring countries India and Sri Lanka at County Ground, Derby. This will be the 4th match for both the teams in this tournament. India have won all of the three matches so far, while Sri Lanka are yet to register their first win in this edition of the tournament. Ahead of this crucial contest, let us have a look at interesting numbers of both the teams.

1 win for Sri Lanka against India in ODIs from 25 encounters. Their only win against India came in Women’s World Cup 2013 by defending 282 and winning the contest 138 runs. Since then, both the teams have come across 6 times and India have won on all occasions.

0 number of times India and Sri Lanka have played against each other in England. This will be their first face-off in England. Moreover, this will be Sri Lanka’s 4th ODI in England and all have played all their three matches in the country in the ongoing Women’s World Cup.

Another India-Pakistan clash and another win for India Women in ODIs. After opting to bat, India posted a mere 169 with the help of Sushma Verma’s cameo of 33 off 35. Chasing such low total, Pakistan had the best chance to break the jinx an claim their first ever win over India but once again they stumble and were bowled out for 74. Ekta Bisht’s 5-wicket haul ensured India’s another crushing win over Pakistan in ODIs. Let us have a look at some interesting numbers from this ODI.

10 wins for India against Pakistan in Women’s ODIs. This is the 2nd most wins by India against any team without any defeat. India have defeated Ireland 12 times without losing any. India is also the 3rd team to have won 10 ODIs against two teams without any defeat.

The 11th match of ICC Women’s World Cup 2017 will be played between India and Pakistan at County Ground, Derby. This will be the 3rd match for both the teams in this tournament. India are off to a good start in the tournament with two back to back wins against England in their opening encounter and then beat West Indies. On the other hand, Pakistan have lost both of their matches so far in the tournament and will be eager to bounce back. Ahead of this crucial clash between these two teams, let us have a look at some interesting numbers.

0 wins for Pakistan Women against India Women in ODIs. Both the teams have clashed 9 times in ODIs and everytime India Women emerged victorious. This is the second most defeats without any win for a team against India after Ireland’s (12).

The 4th ODI of the 5-match series between India and West Indies will be once again played at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua. Visitors India lead the series by 2-0. India beat West Indies in the last ODI by a comrehensive margin of 93 runs. Hosts West Indies will be eager to bounce back by winning the 4th ODI but they have been lacking in their batting department. Ahead of this contest at Antigua, let us have a look at some interesting numbers.

2011 The last time India took a lead of 3-0 in an ODI series against West Indies. India have a chance to do the same against West Indies. Before 2011, India never achieve this feat in an ODI series against West Indies. Moreover, the last time West Indies bounced back against India after two-down in an ODI series in 2011-12, which was played in India.

Coming to chase, riding on Solomon Mire’s match-winning knock of 112 off 96 balls along with the support of Sean Williams (65), Sikandar Raza (67*) and Malcolm Waller (40*), Zimbabwe completed the chase in 47.4 overs, having lost just 4 wickets. The winning run was hit by Raza with a six off Amila Aponso, which was also the only six in Zimbabwe’s chase. Let us have a look at some interesting statistics from Zimbabwe’s historic chase.

The 3rd ODI against West Indies at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua will also be the 600th overseas match for Indian Cricket Team. India will become the 2nd team to have played this much ODIs after Pakistan, who have been part of 700 overseas matches. Pakistan leading the chart should not be a surprise element as they do not get to play at home very often. On the occasion of this milestone ODI, let us have a look at some interesting numbers of India’s performance in overseas.

280 wins for India out of 599 overseas ODIs, 2nd most by any team after Pakistan’s 354. In terms of defeats, India are at 3rd with 283 losses after Pakistan (325) and Sri Lanka (307).

The 3rd ODI of the 5-match series between India and West Indies will be played at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua. Visitors India lead the series by 1-0. India beat West Indies in the last ODI by a huge margin of 105 runs. Hosts West Indies will be eager to bounce back and level the contest with a win in 3rd ODI. Ahead of this contest at Antigua, let us have a look at some interesting numbers.

2 ODIs have been played between India and West Indies previously at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua. Both the ODIs were played in 2011 with India and West Indies winning one apiece. Overall, West Indies have played 11 ODIs at this venue but have won only twice. Their last win at this ground came against England in 2014.

The 7th match of ICC Women’s World Cup 2017 will be played between India and previous edition runners-up West Indies at County Ground, Taunton. This will be the 2nd match for both the teams in this tournament. India are already off the mark in the tournament with a win against England in their opening encounter. On the other hand, West Indies lost their first match against Australia at Taunton. Ahead of this crucial clash between these two teams, let us have a look at some interesting numbers.

0 wins for West Indies Women against India Women in ODI World Cup history. Both these teams have clashed 5 times in the tournament’s history and each time, India Women have emerged victorious. This will be their 6th clash in World Cup history. A total of 21 ODIs have been played between these two teams with India winning 17 and West Indies only 4. West Indies’ last win agaisnt India came in 2012 at St. Kitts.

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